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Imaging liver immunopathology by intravital microscopy (IVM): a new approach to study the pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection

Objective

Overall objective and Specific Aims. The overall objective of this proposal is to elucidate the pathogenesis of
HBV infection with the ultimate hope that this knowledge will lead to the development of new therapeutic
strategies to terminate persistent infection and its attendant costs and complications. Our approach is to dissect
poorly understood cellular and molecular pathways responsible for both liver disease and viral clearance taking
advantage of technological advances in the field of live imaging and unique mouse models of HBV infection.
Three specific aims will be pursued:
1. Visualize and characterize where and how naïve and effector CTL of different specificities adhere to
vessels and recognize/kill HBV-expressing hepatocytes within the “normal”, fibrotic/cirrhotic or
cancerous liver.
2. Characterize the role of platelets in HBV pathogenesis.
3. Characterize the role of Kupffer cells in HBV pathogenesis.

Call for proposal

ERC-2009-AdG
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Host institution

OSPEDALE SAN RAFFAELE SRL
EU contribution
€ 1 298 620,83
Address
VIA OLGETTINA 60
20132 Milano
Italy

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Region
Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Principal investigator
Luca Guidotti (Prof.)
Administrative Contact
Maria Rosa Pedrazzi (Ms.)
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Total cost
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Beneficiaries (2)